Punch.



S. E. GREENE.

PUNCH.

APPHCATION FILED JUNE'29, 1914. RENEWED sEPT. 2a. 1915 Pzitented Feb.15, 19143.

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NSELAH n GREEN OI OGDEN, UTAH.

PUNCH.

Application medium: 29, 1914, Serial No. 847,982

Be it known that I, .SELAH E. Gnpnmga I citizeno'f the UnitedStates,residing atOgden,in the county of Weber. and State of Utah; haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Punches, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a punch which is to be' used by conductors,when canceling tickets and the principal object of the invention is toprovide a. punch which is 'so constructed that a register carried by thepunch will be operated when th e ticket is punched and'to also constructthe punch so that the ticketwill be marked, 'thusindicat 4 ing thatthejregistering portion of the punch will be positioned' in a convenientplace to be operated by the thumb of the conductor using the punch.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure 1 "s a view showing the punch in elevation with po'rtions'of thepunch being broken away; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view ofthe register operating mechanism.

The body portion of the punch is constructed somewhat similar to puncheswhichare now in use andincludes the handles 10 and 11 which'arepivotally connected by means of the pin 12 and terminating in the.'aws 13 and 1 the jaws 14 carryinga plate 5 which is pivotallyconnected with the shoulder 16. The jaw 13 is provided with a lug 17which passes through plate 15 and through ,jaw 14 to punch the ticket inthe manner in which tickets are usually perfo-' rated bypunches.

In orderwto indicate that the ticket has been registered bythe registercarried by the punch there has been provided a pin 18 which is slidablymounted in an opening Renewed September 28, 1915. Silalllo. 53,159.

formed in jaw 13, andii's' advanced into-a punching position by theplunger '19- passed through a second set of openings formed in plate 15and jaw 14,.thus formingas'econd Specification of Letterslatent.:Patghtgd perforation in the ticket when the'ticket is punched andthereby, indicating that the ticket has been registered. The plunger 19is formedfroma metallic rod which has its outer end portion 20 curved toextend substantially parallel tothe handle 11 and noranally held in aninoperativeposition by the spring 21 connected with the outer endportion of the rod 29 and engaging the bracket 22 which slidablysupports the rod 20. This bracket 22 also affords means'for pivotallymountinglever'23 which moves the rod 20 to an operative positioii whenpressed by the thumb of the operator. In

order to prevent theilever from movin' in a slot formed in 'theend ofthe; bracket 22 and engages the 'shoulder 25 whenithe lever is movedtoward the handlel0 f f The register 26 is of a conventional. type whichmay be operated by arocker shaft 27.

'Thls rocker shaft 27".passes through" the bearing 28 and has one endjournaled in the handle 10 as shown'at 29 an d is 'yieldably held in itsnormal position by the spring 30.

Y In order to permit the shaftQ'Z to be'rotate'd to operate theregister- 26 therelhas been provided a. lugor finger 31' which carries apin .32 extending and comprises a bracket 33 terminating in hinged cars34 between whichvthe notched plate 35 is pivotally mounted andyieldablyheld in a'normal position by the spring 36..

i When'in use the punch is held in one hand with the thumb engaging thelever 23,- thus the ticket was punched. It is obvious that if the lever23 is not pressed when the ticket one direction be ond a.desired.arnount t ere has been provi ed aheel2twh1ch'fits'inl2o towardthe bracket 23. An actuating device is carried-by. the rod 20 is punchedthe pin 18 will not be advanced and therefore only one perforationivill'be formed in the ticket, thus indicating that the-ticket was notregistered when punched.

5 hen the lever '23 is moved to slide the rod 20 to an operativeposition the plate 35 will be moved toward finger 31 to such a positionthat the pin 32 will pass into notch 38 of the plate 35 when't'hehandles 10 and 11 are 0 closed. As the pin 32 'is engaged by the plate35 the finger'31- will be moved transversely of the handle 10, thusrotating the rocker shaft 27 andcausing the register to be operated.,The detail mechanism of the 5 register has not been shown, since thisregister as herein shown simply indicates any conventional form ofregister which may be used. .After the ticket has been punched and thehandles released the spring 39 returns the handles to the. open positionshown in Fig. 1 and swing 30 returns the rocker shaft 27 to its normalposition. The spring 21' will return rod'QO to the normal position shownin the drawings and spring 36 will 25 return the plate to its normalposition.-

lhisplate-is, however, prevented from being moved beyond a'dcsiredposition by the spring 36 by-means of a tooth 40 formed at tlic in ncrend of the plate. This plate is provided so that when operating thepunch the plate may follow the movement of finger 31 and is thusprevented from becoming disengaged fronapin 32; Of course it it isnotdesired to register the tickets upon'some 35 special occasion thelever 23 does not need to be-pressed and'thercfore the pin 18 will notbe held in an operative position and cannot form a perforation in theticket which is punched. 40 I claim- 1. A punch comprising pivotallymounted jaws terminating in operating handles, one of said jaws beingpro'v-ided with a stationary perforating element and with a movableperforating element, means .for moving said movable-perforated elementinto an operative position, and a' register operated by said lastmentioned means when thesame is moved to apposition to hold said movableperforating means in an operative position.

2. v A punch comprising pivotally mounted jaws provided with operatinghandles, a

movable perforating element carried by one of said jaws,- means formoving and holding said movable perforating element in an op-,

erativc position, a register provided with operating'means carried byone of said handles, and means carried by the operating 7 means of saidmovable perforating element for. actuating the operating means of saidregister when said movable perforating element is held in an operativeposition.

3. A punch comprising jaws provided with operating handles, a movablemarking element carried by one of said jaws, a register carried one ofsaid handles, and common means .for holding said t mov-able markingelement in an operative position and actuating said register when saidmarking element is in an operative position To 4. A punch comprisingjaws provided with operating means, a marking element mo'vably carriedbyone of said jaws, a register carried by one of said operating means, andcommon means carried bythe other of said operating means for -releasablyholding said marking means .in an operative position and actuating saidregister when said marking meansis in an operative position.

45. A punch comprising jaws provided with operating handles, one of saidjaws l eing provided with a longitudinally extend-, ing passage and witha second passage commnnicating with said longitudinallyextending'passage, marking means movably mount- 8-;

'ed in said passage a rod slidably connected with one of said h 'hdlesand extending into said longitudinally extending passage, means formoving said rod to a position to engage said marking means and hold the96' same in an operative position, yieldable means for normally holdingsaid rod in an inoperative position, a register carried by the other ofsaid handles, and means carried by said rod for actuating said registerwhen said rod is moved to hold said marking means in an operativeposition and said handles are moved'to aclosed position.

6. A punch comprising jaws provided with operating handles, a movablemarker 10o carried by one of; said jaws, means for releasably holdingsaid marking means in an operative position, said means being yield- Yably held in an'inoper'ative position, a, lever engaging the actuatingmeans for said marking means to permit the same to be moved to anoperative position, a register including a rocker shaft, a fingercarried-by said rocker shaft provided with a pin, a bracket carried bythe actuating means of said marking means, a plate pivotally carried bysaid bracket for engaging said pin, and means for yieldably holdingsai'dlplatein a normal position. Y 7

7. A punch comprising jaws provided 1 5 with operating handles, markingmeans movably carried by one of saidjaws; a rod slidably connected withone of said handles. and yieldably' held'in: a normal position, meansfor moving said rod to a position to 12\ engage said marking means andreleasably hold the same in an operative position. a register carriedby'the other ot siglid handles and including a rocker shaft y i'eldablyheld in a normal position. a support carried by said rocker shaft, a pincarried by said support, a bracket carried by said rod, .21 platepirotally connected with said bracket for engaging said pin when saidrod is moved to an operative position, and a spring 'for 138' yieldablyholding said plate in a normal position.

8. A punch comprising jaws provided with operating handles, a pivotallymounted pLate extending between said jaws, a movable marking elementcarried by one of said jaws, means for releasably holding said markingelement in an operative position, a register, and means for operatingsaid register when said marking means is held in H? an operativeposition.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SELAH E. GREENE.

Witnesses \VADE M. Jormson, BART KRUMPERMAN.

